The 2010 election has transformed the British political landscape, ushering in a coalition government for the first time since the Second World War, and breaking up the UK's traditional pattern of two-party dominance.

This book analyses the implications of this turning point in British history, looking beyond the sound and fury of the election campaign in search of the deeper causes and long-term consequences of the 2010 poll. As well as assessing the reasons for Labour's defeat and the Conservatives' failure to win the election outright, the book also addresses the impact of the global financial crisis and the problems facing the British economy one decade into the new century.

This volume will be of interest both to academic specialists, students and the interested general reader seeking insights into the rapidly changing British political scene.

About the Author

Gianfranco Baldini is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Bologna

Jonathan Hopkin is Reader in British and Comparative Politics at the London School of Economics and Political Science

Reviews

This is an excellent book and will be of signficant value to academics and students of British party politics. It provides a thoughtful and interesting evaluation of the Coalition, its influences and the circumstances that led up to its formation.

(Andrew Scott Crines, University of Leeds, Political Studies Review, May 2014)

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Book Information
ISBN 9780719083709
Author Gianfranco Baldini
Format Paperback
Page Count 208
Imprint Manchester University Press
Publisher Manchester University Press